The Ohio Northern men's soccer team would need just one goal from freshman midfielder Levi King (Indianapolis, Ind./North Central) to upend Ohio Athletic Conference foe Otterbein 1-0 Tuesday evening in the OAC Tournament quarterfinal round at Memorial Stadium in Westerville.
With the first-round triumph, the Polar Bears improve to 12-7-1 overall and will travel to top-seeded Capital for the semifinals Thursday evening at 7 pm at Bernlohr Stadium.
Meanwhile, the Cardinals conclude their conference tournament run with an 8-8 overall record.
The No. 20-ranked Ohio Northern volleyball team swept Marietta 25-11, 25-16, 25-11 in the quarterfinals of the OAC tourney on Tuesday night at the ONU Sports Center.
The top-seeded Polar Bears (20-7 overall) advance to the semifinals of the tourney for the 34th time in the 35-year history of the event.
The Polar Bears will return to action Thursday when they entertain either fourth-seeded Baldwin Wallace or fifth-seeded Heidelberg in a 7 p.m. contest in the semifinals at the ONU Sports Center.
Ohio Northern will have the home court advantage on Tuesday for the first match of the OAC volleyball tourney. Start time: 7 p.m. at the ONU Sports Center. No. 22-ranked Ohio Northern team won its third consecutive OAC Regular Season title in 2018 ... The Polar Bears own the No. 1 seed in this year's OAC Tournament after tying with Otterbein in the regular season standings ... ONU enters the contest after a thrilling 3-2 victory at Mount Union on Saturday to clinch the OAC Regular Season crown.
Junior outside hitter McKenna Jordan has been tabbed the OAC Volleyball Athlete of the Week.
Jordan helped guide the Polar Bears to a pivotal 3-1 conference win over Otterbein on Tuesday and a tight-knit 3-2 victory over Mount Union on Saturday. With the victories, Ohio Northern claimed a share of its third consecutive OAC Regular Season title and captured the top-seed in the OAC Tournament.
By Dusty Donley
Propelled by a dominant rushing attack, Allen East opened up a 30 point first half lead last Friday night and never looked back as the Mustangs defeated the visiting Bulldogs, 51-0. Ada's sixth consecutive loss puts an end to a challenging season for first year head coach Shawn Christopher as his Bulldogs finish the 2018 gridiron campaign 2-8 and 1-8 in the Northwest Conference.
Led by junior Bryce Belcher's 143 yards and three touchdowns, the Mustangs amassed 296 yards rushing and scored five of their seven touchdowns on the ground.
As a team, Allen East out-gained the Bulldogs in total offense, 521 yards to 180.
